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297 Schaefer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1906 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

7 immediately hazardous violations open. 10 open in all.

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Open violations
107 · 3
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202420
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 40 violations from 1999 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

See every violation
Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 2
Open per apartment
1.7 (10 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
16 Dec 2024 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Heat season

No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

This building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous7 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at boiler room hinge basement located at public parts

    Issued 16 Dec 2024Notice sent out 25 Dec 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace with new the missing cap at radiator shut off valve, east wall, in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Certification postponment denied 8 Mar 2020Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Certification postponment denied 8 Mar 2020Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) east wall in the 1st room from north at east, 3rd story at west

    Issued 12 Nov 2011Certification postponment granted 19 Dec 2011Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Remove the illegal fastening lockable sliding bolt, hasp and hatch at bulkhead door to roof

    Issued 19 Dec 2010Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

Hazardous3 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Fire egress defective. restore egress by removing locking device and arrange to open readily the gate in fence at lot line at north front driveway yard

    Issued 12 Nov 2011Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 10 Jul 2005Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of a concealed water leak at ceiling located in the bathroom -r, 1st story

    Issued 20 Jun 2002Notice sent out 1 Mar 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

32 closed violations, plus 4 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at vestibule latch set in the public hall located at public parts, 1st story

    Issued 16 Dec 2024Violation closed 14 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant sheetrocks ceiling, south, and west walls, at approximately 250 sqft, leaving exposed wood studs and ceiling joists, in the 1st room from east at north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of airconditioner at window to fire escape in the 1st room from east at south, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the private hallway, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wires at light sensor for night time at entrance to building at front areaway, 1st story

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from east at south, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant sheetrocks ceiling, east, south, west and north wals, leaving exposed wood studs and ceiling joists,at approximately 220 sqft, in the 2nd room from east, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing electrical light switch cover, at west wall, in the 1st room from east at north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 4th room from north at east, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wires at ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 4th room from north at west, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color..the ceilings and all walls in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls at public hall

    Issued 9 Oct 2002Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed electric wires ceiling vestibule at public hall

    Issued 9 Feb 2001Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Electrical§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice and roaches 3 sty an apartment., 3rd story, section '' ''

    Issued 1 Dec 1999Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective water supply pipe sink kitchen 3 sty an apartment., 3rd story, section '' ''

    Issued 1 Dec 1999Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of exposed extension cords apartment thruout 3 sty an apartment.

    Issued 1 Dec 1999Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 100 watts minimum required fixture present light not on

    Issued 2 Mar 1999Violation dismissed 2 Jun 2022Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures at ceiling fixtures and all electrical outlets in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation closed 2 Mar 2021Electrical§ 27-2037

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors... in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation closed 13 Sept 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace with new the missing cap at radiator shut of valve, south wall, at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation closed 2 Sept 2020Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation closed 31 Aug 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 1; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation closed 26 Aug 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... ceiling, east, south, north and west walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation dismissed 27 May 2020Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at range in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation closed 20 May 2020Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at vestibule at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 20 Feb 2020Violation closed 31 Mar 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding water at 150 degrees fahrenheit, all fixtures, in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 22 Feb 2020Violation closed 26 Mar 2020§ 27-2005 +1

46 violations on record in total, 10 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

3 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Other0 / 2
  • Heat and hot water0 / 1

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

1 case, all closed.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 20 Jun 2005

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

  • 20221 eviction

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

  • Registered managing agent

    JACOB BRACH

    Public records list JACOB BRACH as the registered managing agent for this address as of 27 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (2 in the records we hold)

    No combined rating for this agent yet. A portfolio rating needs at least 5 verified reviews across 2 or more buildings; currently 0.

  • Owner of record

    297 SCHAEFER LLC

    Public records list 297 SCHAEFER LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 27 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this owner (3 in the records we hold)

    No combined rating for this owner yet. A portfolio rating needs at least 5 verified reviews across 2 or more buildings; currently 0.

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What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has 7 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. The city recorded 1 mould violation here, most recently in 2020, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  4. This building dates from 1906 and has 1 open lead-paint violation on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

BBL 3034250037 · Block 3425, Lot 37 · Building class C2